The Forbes Library reserves the right to use photographs or video taken at the library for publicity purposes in printed materials and online. Attendees and/or participants consent to having their…taff, programs, and copyrighted art on display without permission are prohibited. Commercial photography: Library buildings may not be used as setting for advertisements, or for any photographs, video or audio recordings which will be used for commercial purposes without express written consent by the Director. News media photography or video: The Library welcomes news media for stories or projects that directly involve the library and its program…
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Forms 1040A and 1040EZ are here!
February 3, 2015 — Federal income tax forms 1040A and 1040EZ have arrived, and can be found in the reference room. The IRS has also shipped our copies of form 1040—we can expect to…t Income Tax and Massachusetts Nonresident or Part-Year Resident Income Tax booklets. For information about tax forms in the library, where to find forms online, and local tax assistance, please see our community resource page on taxes….
Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.
Provided by Forbes Library. Remote access requires a Forbes Library card. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Gale Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. The new solution merges Gale’s authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Free for all Massachusetts residents. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
The online version, published every 2 years by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes information about a huge range of occupations including job titles, nature and conditions of work, training or certification required, prospects for growth, and typical salaries.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Northampton Literary Walk
Join us on Saturday, April 20 for a stroll through Downtown Northampton as we celebrate all things literary! Forbes Library and the Massachusetts Center for the Book are partnering with…oetry, and the execution of public presentation. Donations will be gratefully accepted towards the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund, which supports writing programs at the Northampton Center for the Arts. Location: 33 Hawley Street 1:30 – 2:30 pm: R. Michelson Galleries – Storytime at R. Michelson Readings by children’s book authors and illustrators, Micha Archer, Jane Dyer, Grace Lin, and Rich Michelson. Location: 132 Main Street 2:45 – 3:45…
A discontinued project by Google to scan and index historic newspapers, the Google News Archive is still available and a great resource which makes many difficult to find newspapers available freely online.
This is a librarian recommended website. Want help using this resource? Contact us.
Your library account
Your library account can be used to log in to a variety of resources, including the library catalog. You can log in to your the catalog using the “Log into…ber. You can change your password at anytime by logging into the catalog. Please note that you may have additional accounts associated with the library such as an account with Kanopy or with Mango Languages. The passwords for these other accounts are not necessarily the same as the password for your library account. Renewing expired accounts Library accounts expire periodically to allow us to verify current information. If your account has been ex…
Assistive Technology
Vision Aids Magnifying glasses Illuminated magnifying glasses of various sizes and strengths are available at the Reference Desk and the Arts and Music Desk. Desktop magnifier You can find an Optelec…n a variety of sizes. A National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped digital talking book player. We also have a small collection of talking book cartridges. A portable FM assistive listening system –This assistive listenning system broadcasts a speaker´s voice, music program, or other audio wirelessly up to 1000 feet to participants using the included single-channel receivers. Listeners can listen to the broadcast at the volu…
Bak Study Room
The Bak Study Room is approximately 12′ x 11′ and contains a round table and 4 chairs. The Bak Study Room is intended for small group study and tutoring. It…and Rules Limited to groups of 6 people or fewer. Reservations can be made online (pending confirmation by the library), by phone (413-587-1013), or in person at the Arts & Music desk. You can reserve up to a 3-hour block of time. Patrons are limited to 5 outstanding reservations at any time Please be on time; if you are 15 minutes late or if you vacate the room for over 15 minutes, the room may be given to another group. Only the library’s dry-er…
Newspapers at Forbes Library
Forbes Library subscribes to a number of newspapers for use in the library. In addition, we have online access to many newspapers, and a collection of historical newspapers on microfilm….h, past month any previous month not on microfilm Financial Times current week, past week none Greenfield Recorder current week, past week none New York Times current week, past week none Rainbow Times (monthly) last 12 months none Springfield Republican current week, past week current month, past month Valley Advocate (weekly) past 6 months none Wall Street Journal current week, past week none…
Shelving Locations
The location name is given here as it appears in our online catalog. You may come across other location names as well. If you need help finding these, or anything else in the library, just ask us! There are a few cases where you should ignore the shelving location. In particular, all materials with a call number “LITERACY COLLECTION” are shelved in the nook between the public computers and the tall red shelves on the first floor. Location NameCon…
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